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The Male Chaffinch
The Male Chaffinch
Jedusi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: New Forest
Date: Jun 26, 2008
Aperture: F 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2008

No lighting trickery here - just a bit of Spot Metering on the bird with a naturally darker background behind.

Statistics
Place: 93 out of 473
Avg (all users): 6.2416
Avg (commenters): 7.2222
Avg (participants): 6.1727
Avg (non-participants): 6.4359
Views since voting: 701
Views during voting: 225
Votes: 149
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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09/11/2008 06:38:39 AM
I LOVE this shot!! I love birds and this is a really beautiful one. You do such beautiful animal photography!
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07/07/2008 08:13:58 PM
Birds can be so difficult to capture sometimes. I thought this was excellent. Love the clarity and the lighting is wonderful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/05/2008 10:11:33 PM
Wonderful detail, great composition. 8
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07/05/2008 08:06:05 AM
nice crisp, and i love all the detail you can see
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07/04/2008 02:22:56 AM
perfect focus...nice composition...very good
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07/02/2008 11:17:04 AM
Love the sunlight on him and the black background is perfect to set him off.
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07/02/2008 07:34:45 AM
good DOF and focus right on. excellent colors.
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07/01/2008 05:03:56 PM
great shot
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07/01/2008 08:13:08 AM
Nice detail. Love the dark BG.
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07/01/2008 06:35:27 AM
Love the contrast & the composition , 8
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07/01/2008 03:09:34 AM
Beautiful detail over the bird. I like the control of the background to make the bird stand out.
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